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    1958 - 1962 Reventlow Scarab resin kit up for trade

    in Trading Post

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    Description from the 1999 Mini Exotics catalog: " Full curbside kit to build right or left hand drive versions. Includes body, hood, hood scoop, belly pan, interior bucket, seats, right and left hand dashboards, steering wheel, headrest fairing, white metal wheels, tires, photoetched knockoffs, clear red taillights, clear headlights, vacuum formed headlight covers and windsheild, firewall, fuel injection manifold. Fred Cady decals with a choice of either Reventlow or Meister Brauser"

    I believe Strombecker made a slot car body - it might have been based on that?

    Cop Out decals

    in Wanted!

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    Ken - I've got a set that is missing a couple of sections of the white stripes but is otherwise intact and has the essential markings. Looks to be in good shape overall. Let me know if that works for you and I'll put them in the mail.

    Winged Express

    in WIP: Drag Racing Models

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    Starting up a new one - MPC's iconic Winged Express altered.

    Here's a mock-up of the basics as provided by the kit:

    408 Winged Express stock

    Which - after reading up a little on the history of the car - I came to realize represents the second chassis, built after the first one was crashed and wrecked. I decided the first one is the one I want to build, but without going completely overboard (I want to  finish it this decade) and scratchbuilding the entire chassis. So after some modifications, I'm at this stage:

    417 Winged Express

    Not necessarily a 100% accurate early Winged Express - the chassis is probably closer to the later recreation - but something that I hope will capture the look of the car.  Front section of the frame is from the Attempt 1 kit, front leaf spring, steering arm, and rear end are from the Miss Deal kit, spring perch is scratchbuilt; aluminum tubing used for the new roll bar and braces. I'll be raiding some parts kits and using some aftermarket items as I go along. Thanks for looking.

     

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    Uncertain T

    in Model Building Questions and Answers

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    I recall some simple plans in one of the model car magazines of the time, before the kit came out. I may even have it in my library if I knew what issue to look for. Apart from the Model T cowl, which is readily available in scale, it's really just all flat sections.

    "It's Miller Time" 1981 IMSA Mustang

    in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers

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    Thanks for the kind words, everyone.

    7 hours ago, Justin Porter said:

     How were the Speedline decals to work with?

    The decals were great. I'd had them sitting around for a few years - not even sure where I bought them at this point - but no problems getting them to go on. Besides giving you the option of doing either the white or red version, they are crisper and the gold lines are a true metallic as they should be. The one area where they missed the boat a little is at the back of the car under the spoiler - the decal there needs to be white to stand out against the red (on the version I did), so I ended up making my own decal for that. I found a font on my computer that was close, scaled it to size, then printed red on white decal paper. The other slight mistake is that the decal guide doesn't show the white going down off the roof and around the back window. A difficult masking job, but worth it, I think. Finally, the red paint I used doesn't match the red on the decals as closely as I'd like - my mistake here, but at least it's not very noticeable in the photos, ha. 

    p.s. Indycals now does decals for the car, but only the white version: https://www.indycals.net/decals/lemans/81millermustang.html

    1964 African Safari Comet

    in WIP: Model Cars

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    On 4/27/2023 at 12:18 PM, Jonathon Griffith said:

    Thanks! The work looks fantastic! I’m actually looking at building one, myself, of the trans am car he had done. I’m guessing on this one, but, Guardsman Blue, Wimbledon White, and Poppy Red?

    A best as I can remember, yes.

    XR6

    in Wanted!

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    Hot Rod Magazine, August 1963 issue had a detailed article about the finished car.

    Here's my build up of the model, including a link to the WiP thread.

     

    After 50 years, the "Best Detail" winner at the 1970 MPC "World's Largest Model Contest Ever" Detroit Show returns...!

    in WIP: Drag Racing Models

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    Slightly off-topic again, but just following up on the MC5 reference, my wife and I attended this show a couple of weeks back which featured the MC5's Wayne Kramer:

     https://variety.com/2023/music/concert-reviews/nuggets-wild-honey-lenny-kaye-alex-glendale-concert-review-1235620790/

    "For pure dexterity, meanwhile, it’s hard to beat Wayne Kramer, who, dressed all in white, reestablished himself as an older generation’s Tom Morello for a few jammy minutes in the Act I-closing “Baby Please Don’t Go,” with the Alarm’s Mike Peters handling the vocals and then standing back from the fireworks."

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    The Lynx Project Unveiled - a series of incredible dioramas and model cars/trucks that is unprecented in our hobby...

    in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)

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    Tim - Thanks for the write-up.

    It was indeed wonderful to see it come to fruition and have it be met with such a enthusiastic reception. The real achievement to me is bringing such a group together to create such cohesive, quality work that is much greater than what anyone could have done individually. It certainly got me to push my abilities beyond where I had gone before. I'm honored and proud to have been a part of it.

    I added some photos to the GSL Fotki site here: https://public.fotki.com/GSL-Model-Car-Championship/gsl-xxviii-the-finale/the-lynx-project/

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